AMS PSR

On behalf of our client, we are looking for a Commercial Lead - (Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of 2 days attendance in the Norwich or London offices

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Technology Category team, where you will be instrumental in supporting significant digital transformation across the public sector. You will be joining a supportive team of highly experienced procurement and category management professionals, working on high-impact initiatives that truly matter.

Job description

We are seeking a commercially astute Technology professional to develop and lead strategic agreements, driving best-value commercial outcomes for public sector organisations. This is a leadership position where your deep expertise in Technology Category Management will be essential. You will be instrumental in securing senior-level buy-in and collaboration with Commercial and Technology leaders across all sectors of the public sector, providing support and ensuring the successful delivery of key procurement projects.

The successful candidate will be able to agree a contractual workplace from the locations listed above. When selecting your location listed in this job advert, please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.

Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance.

As a Commercial Lead - (Inside IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• Leading or Contributing to the development of category strategies for all relevant expenditure
• Ensuring category management processes are in place that enable the assessment of the market capabilities to meet the needs of users and the business
• Implementing effective Commercial Contract and Supplier Management within the category including delivery of continuous improvement and social value programmes where appropriate
• Engaging with Customer Leads to support queries on the new and existing services, including contract awareness, advisory procurement support, legislative impacts and project management
• Driving supplier performance, commercial rigour, quality of service, continuous improvement, and innovation by implementing the SRM process across the relevant sub-categories.
• Developing market sector knowledge and applying this to create a deep understanding of customer requirements, market capability and potential opportunities
• Supporting a range of customers in their requirements. Providing complex commercial advice to shape customer requirements, support and, where necessary, additional help in the production of their specification and call off competition documentation, support in their market engagement activities
• Managing a number of key partnerships within the Technology Category to maximise their effectiveness whilst exploring potential new partnership opportunities
• Driving and delivering content for Technology forum events and webinars for Technology Buyers
• Presenting at public sector events on specific topic of interest for public sector organisations

Technical skills

• Demonstrates current and leading-edge category knowledge related to at least one of these categories: Technology Services, Transport Technology, Cyber, Digital Capability & Delivery, as well as an understanding of current market trends
• Ability to build strong, trusting and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels through effective communications and personal impact
• Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders at all stages of the procurement process to deliver a critical/complex procurement outcome successfully.
• Evidence of leading on the management and procurement of Technology agreements of high value/complexity/reputational risk, demonstrating a focus on driving best value and optimal performance in line with market developments and innovations.

Essential:

• You will be a Digital specialist with an in depth understanding of the digital commercial market
• You will have a thorough understanding of DDAT playbook
• Experience of building and understanding public sector frameworks
• Understanding of the Procurement Act 2023 

Desirable:

• MCIPS

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DE&I Commitment

CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".